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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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