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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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