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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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