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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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