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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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