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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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