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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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