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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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