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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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