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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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