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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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