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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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