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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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