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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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