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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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