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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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