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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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