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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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