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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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