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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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