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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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