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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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