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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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