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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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