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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically 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 learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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