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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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