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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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