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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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