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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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