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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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