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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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