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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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