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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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