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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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