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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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