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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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