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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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