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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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