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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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