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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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