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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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