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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers 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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