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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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