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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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