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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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