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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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