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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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