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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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