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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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