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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources