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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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