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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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