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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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