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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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