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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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