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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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