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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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