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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important 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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