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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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