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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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