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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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