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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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