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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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