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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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