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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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