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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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