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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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