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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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