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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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