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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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