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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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