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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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