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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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