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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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