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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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