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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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