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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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