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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies 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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