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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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