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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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