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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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