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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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