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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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