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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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