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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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