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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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