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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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