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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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