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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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