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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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