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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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