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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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