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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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