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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses 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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