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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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