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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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