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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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