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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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