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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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