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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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