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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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