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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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