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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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