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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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