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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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