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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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