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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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