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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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