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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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