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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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