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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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