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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with 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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