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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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