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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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