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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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