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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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