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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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