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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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