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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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