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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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