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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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