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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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