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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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