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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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