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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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