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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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