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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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