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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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