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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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