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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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