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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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