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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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