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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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