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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses 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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