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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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