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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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