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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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