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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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