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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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