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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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