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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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