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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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