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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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