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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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