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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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