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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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