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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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