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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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