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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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