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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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