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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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