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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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