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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC 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 variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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