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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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