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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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