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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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