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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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