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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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