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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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