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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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