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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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