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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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