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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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