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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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