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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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