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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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