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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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