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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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