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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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