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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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