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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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