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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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