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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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