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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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