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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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