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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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