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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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