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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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