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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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