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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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