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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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