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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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