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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp 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 need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes 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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