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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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