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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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