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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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