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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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