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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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