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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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