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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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