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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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