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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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