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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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