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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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