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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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