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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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