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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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