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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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