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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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