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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key 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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