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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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