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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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