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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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