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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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