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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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