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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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