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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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