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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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