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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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