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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes 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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