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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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