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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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