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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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