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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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