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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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