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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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