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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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