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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates 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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