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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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