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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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