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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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