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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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