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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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