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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about 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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