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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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