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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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