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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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