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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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