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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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