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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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