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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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