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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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