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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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