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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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