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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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