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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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