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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive 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 institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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