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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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