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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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