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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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