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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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