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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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