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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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