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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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