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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)