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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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