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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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