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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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