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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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