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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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