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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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