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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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