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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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