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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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