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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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