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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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