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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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