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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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