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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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