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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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