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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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