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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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