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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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