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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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