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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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