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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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