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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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