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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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