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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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