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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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