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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews 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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