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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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