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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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