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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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