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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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