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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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