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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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