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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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