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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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