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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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