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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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