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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key 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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