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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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