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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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