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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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