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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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