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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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