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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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