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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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