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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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