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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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