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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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