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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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