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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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