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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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