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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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