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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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