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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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