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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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