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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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