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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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