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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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