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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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