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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models 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 we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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