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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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