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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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