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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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