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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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