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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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