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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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