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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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