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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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