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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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