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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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