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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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