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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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