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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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