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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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