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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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