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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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