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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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