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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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