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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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