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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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