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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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