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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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