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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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