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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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