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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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