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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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