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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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