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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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