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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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