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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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