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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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