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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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