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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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