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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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