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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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