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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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