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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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