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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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