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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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