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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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