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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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