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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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