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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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