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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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