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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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