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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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