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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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