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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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