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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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