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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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