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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online 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 organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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