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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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