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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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