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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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