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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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