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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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