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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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