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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major 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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