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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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