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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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