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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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