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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines 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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