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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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