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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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