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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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