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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key 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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