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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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