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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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