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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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