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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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