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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University 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 low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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