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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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