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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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