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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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