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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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