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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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