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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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