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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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