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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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