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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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