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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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