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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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