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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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