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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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