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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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