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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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