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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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