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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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