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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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