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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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