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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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