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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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