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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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