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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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