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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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