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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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