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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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