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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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