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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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