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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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