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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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