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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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