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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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