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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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