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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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