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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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