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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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