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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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