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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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