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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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