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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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