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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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