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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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