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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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