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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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