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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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