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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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