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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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