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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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