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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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