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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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