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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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