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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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