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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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