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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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