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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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