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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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