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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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