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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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