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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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