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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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