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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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