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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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