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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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