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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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