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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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