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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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