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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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