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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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