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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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