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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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