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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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