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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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