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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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