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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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