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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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