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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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