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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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