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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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