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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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