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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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