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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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