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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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