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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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