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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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