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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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