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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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