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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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