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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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