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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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