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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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