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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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