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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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