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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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