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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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