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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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