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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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