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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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