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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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