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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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