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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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