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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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