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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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