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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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