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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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