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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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