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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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