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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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