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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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