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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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