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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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