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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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