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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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