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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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