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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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