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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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