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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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