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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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