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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the 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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