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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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