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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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