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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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