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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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