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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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