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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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