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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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