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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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