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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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