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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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