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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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