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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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