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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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