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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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