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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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