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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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