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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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