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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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