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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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